Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-29
PACIFIC COAST.
Further Evidence in the
BenhayOn Case.
DISEASE AMONG GRAPE-vINES.
War Declared Between the Del
Campo Steamship Company
and the Pacific Mail.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
San Francisco, October 2S.-The
first witness called in the Benhayon
inquest tonight was NJ. s. Meyers,
who stated that he had known Ben
hayon about six years, and consid-
cred him naturally intelligent, though
his education was very limited. Wit
ness said that after Mrs. Bowers
death Benhayon expressed himself
very violently against Bowers, even
more than he had at the time OF the
trial. He had recollection Of seeing
Benhayon with a memorandum book
on one occasion. He had never heard
him say anything about suicide, but
had once heard him remark that IL
man who would commi it suicide was
q rank coward Witness was a mem
Der and officer of several beneficent
societies to which both Benhayon and
Mrs. Bowers belonged, and stated that
with the exception of one these socie-
ties the laws OF the orders forbade any
member who was insured, from chang
ing the name of tho beneficiary with
out the consent OF the society.
G.. S. Cook, a medical student, ties.
tilted that he last saw Benhayon
alive on Saturday, between II and y
O'Clock. Witness was returning from
Il theater. Near Geary street he saw
two men who appeared to be intoxi-
Gated. One he recognized as Ben
hayon and spoke to him, but did not
remember whether or not he received
aresponse. a Cook said that he did not
ks.ow the other man.
WAS IT DINING?
The Coroner at this point requested
Dimmig to stand up. Witness looked
at him closely and said that he could
not identify Dimmig as the man lie
saw with Benhayon. He thought
that the man was taller than l)immig.
Mrs. Theresa Dimmig, viii, Of Dim
mig was examined. She testified that
her husband left home on Saturday
evening about Z 80 o'clock and when
he returned she asked him what time
it was. He said twelve o'clock. Wit
ness said that her husband was not
intoxicated when he came home. She
admitted that she had visited DR..
Bowers in the county jail. She had
known him before her marriage, when
she was sick and saw Bowers
for the purpose OF consultation. Wit
ness had several times heard her hus-
band say that he intended to get some
thing to remove the dislocation caused
by skin disease but had never seen
him use it.
Conrad Herman, u halter, testified
that on Saturday night shortly after
10 O'Clock he crossed Geary street and
saw Benhayon in company with q
man and woman he did not KNOW.
Benhayon appeared to be intoxicated,
and his companions We're endeavoring
TO get him to go with them, and, fail
ing in this, they left him. Witness
could not identify DINING as the
man.
Robert Apple, a friend OF Dimmig's,
stated ne and Dimmig were together on
Saturday from O'Clock till nearly II,
when they parted at Fifth and Mis-
sion streets, Dimmig saying that he
was going home. They had visited
several places OF amusement during
the evening.
John Kewney, druggist, stated that
Dtmmig called at his store about II
week ago and wanted some cyanide OF
potassium, but he had none in the
store.
II. y. Clinton and two other witnes-
see connected with book-publishing
house, said that they were acquainted
with Hoya,'a Milwaukee man, whose
name had been mentioned in the case.
He had been in the employ of their
house for q short time, but gave up
the position on Saturday, and left for
Milwaukee on Monday. While in the
city he had boarded at the house
where Benhayon lived, but they did
not know that he was intimate with
the deceased.
The inquest was then adjourned till
tomorrow afternoon.
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